Job summary
Reports to: Medical Director
Responsible to: Head of Clinical Services
Proposed salary: £14,560 per session per annum
Hours of work: Two sessions per week
Tenure: Fixed Term to 31st March 2028
Base: Hybrid home working with regular attendance at ABC offices in Crawley and Horley as well as other locations as may be required
On Call Element: No

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical leadership to ABCs team of Non-Medical Prescribers including Clinical Pharmacists, Advanced Paramedic Practitioners and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.

As Alliance for Better Care continues to recruit and embed non-medical prescribers to support its clinical team, the role will have a strong focus on the integration of these teams to facilitate enhanced team-working and improved service efficiencies and capacity. The role will provide leadership to ABCs non-medical prescribers, including regular clinical supervision and one-to-ones, review of clinical consultations, quality improvement, prescribing, incidents and holistic support and mentorship.

The ideal post holder will have experience in service development, strategic planning and quality improvement.

About us
Alliance for Better Care (ABC) is a GP Federation uniting 77 NHS GP member practices across 98 sites within 24 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues - and their patients - to transform how healthcare is delivered in their communities.

We work closely with GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community Organisations, and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships enable us to deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and expertise needed to effectively serve our populations.

Our Values

• We innovate
• If we can do something better, we should
• We are honest
• Even when it is difficult
• We care
• And put the patient first
• We are inclusive
• We listen and we act
• We deliver
• And we're known to like a challenge!

Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Access to NHS pension
• Bespoke training programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• NHS discounts
• Leadership Development Programme
• Salary sacrifice schemes technology and electric vehicle
• Opportunities for secondments

Job responsibilities
Strategic Planning and Service Development

• To provide expert leadership, governance and oversight for all Non-Medical Prescribers and non-medical prescribing activity
• To ensure that non-medical prescribing practice is safe, legally compliant, evidence based and aligned with national and local frameworks
• Develop and maintain robust clinical governance arrangements for non-medical prescribing including audits, incident reviews and safety monitoring

Quality Improvement and Data Oversight

• Ensure service and prescribing audits are completed, reported and actions followed up as necessary
• Identify improvements and developments in non-medical prescribing activity, working closely with the appropriate Service Manager(s) to ensure implementation

Leadership, Workforce Development and Line Management

• Develop and implement competency frameworks, supervision models and CPD plans for Non-Medical Prescribers
• Leading and managing ABCs team of Non-Medical Prescribers including supervision, competency development and performance oversight
• Lead recruitment, induction and performance management of Non-Medical Prescribers
• Support Non-Medical Prescribers in maintaining competence and developing their scope of practice
• Support workforce capability and confidence in prescribing
• To provide structured clinical supervision and guidance to all Non-Medical Prescribers
• To provide and facilitate reflective learning

Study Leave/Training
There are opportunities for a study leave allowance.

Supervision
Regular supervisions on a one-to-one basis including an annual formal appraisal will be held with a line manager. If you are in a patient-facing role, you will also receive regular Clinical Supervisions with a Clinical Supervisor.

Induction Programme
You will receive an in-depth induction programme and will be invited to a face-to-face induction day within your first week to give you relevant information about the organisation and your job role.

For further information, please see the full job description.

Person Specification
Behaviours & Values
Essential

• Proactive self-starter with the ability to set and deliver own objectives
• Inclusive and collaborative approach to leadership
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills across diverse stakeholders
• Positive and flexible approach to work

Desirable

• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Commitment to ongoing leadership development

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Excellent communication skills that build confidence, collaboration and strong multi-disciplinary relationships
• Ability to provide expert clinical advice on complex prescribing queries and issues
• Competence in developing and delivering training, supervision and professional development for prescribers, including Non-Medical Prescribers
• Mentoring, supervising and supporting Non-Medical Prescribers

Desirable

• Advanced data and information analysis skills including interpretation of prescribing trends, audits and safety data
• Demonstrable experience in clinical leadership, influencing stakeholders and strategic decision making
• Experience in incorporating the patient voice into service and quality improvement

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety, high-quality care and evidence-based practice
• Demonstrable commitment to improvement, innovation and reflective practice
• Experience of workforce models for Non-Medical Prescribers including competency frameworks, supervision requirements and scope of practice boundaries
• Experience of audit and quality improvement

Desirable

• Evidence of developing SOPs and prescribing frameworks
• Experience in service redesign and/or pathway development
• Experience of working across clinical and operational teams across primary care or system-wide settings

Qualifications
Essential

• Qualified GP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• MRCGP

Desirable

• Training in clinical supervision, coaching or workforce development
• 5 years+ post CCT experience

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).